Three Positions II
Type:Painting
Year:1972
Size:78.00" x 90.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Purchased From the Estate of Guy Anderson in the early 2000s. From a Private Bellingham Collection.
Guy Irving Anderson ART FOR SALE
1906 Edmonds, Washington - 1998 La Conner, Washington. Known for: Abstract expressionist and male nude figure painting, assemblages, teaching.
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey,... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School. Anderson grew up in a semi-rural setting north from Seattle, and some of his early paintings portrayed his family home. A piano was an important presence in that house. As a child... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School. Anderson grew up in a semi-rural setting north from Seattle, and some of his early paintings portrayed his family home. A piano was an important presence in that house. As a child he used to commute to the Seattle Public Library by bus to study their art books. In 1929, he won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship* and spent the summer studying at the Tiffany estate on Long Island, New York. That year he also met the painter Morris... Read full biography
Guy Anderson (November 20, 1906-1998), born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionismist* painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School. Anderson grew up in a semi-rural setting north from Seattle, and some of his early paintings portrayed his family home. A piano was an important presence in that house. As a child he used to commute to the Seattle Public Library by bus to study their art books. In 1929, he won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship* and spent the summer studying at the Tiffany estate on Long Island, New York. That year he also met the painter Morris Graves, and they became lifelong friends. At one time these two traveled together to California, and they also spent time paintin... Read full biography
Guy Irving Anderson - Art for Sale (6 available)
Alone in Space
Type:Painting
Year:1984
Size:60.00" x 40.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Trademark Guy Anderson figuratively abstraction, Masterfully done oil on heavy paper mounted on board. From a private Mt. Vernon Collection, new to market since 1984.
Florentine Man
Type:Painting
Year:1988
Size:64.00" x 54.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Anderson was one of The Big 4 and foundation figure in the history of NW Art was known primarily for his oil painting that engaged mythical themes with earthy colors evocative of the regional environment. He has been called "Perhaps the most powerful artist to emerge from the Northwest School."
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Type:Painting
Year:1967
Size:44.00" x 49.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
A strong, early Guy Anderson painting from the Dr. Wampler Estate, Oak Harbor WA
Family in August
Type:Painting
Year:1960
Size:40.00" x 65.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
An early and sought after Guy Anderson, figural landscape on canvas signed and dated 1960.
Haida Fishing Grounds
Type:Painting
Year:1963
Size:15.00" x 34.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Prime period Anderson of great scale for most walls, painted directly on plywood panel (not paper), so paint stands up. Custom stained walnut & gilt modernist reverse panel Uiti Seattle style frame.